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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Gaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Gaven could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Artem Muhomorov's chin.
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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250 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Excellent boxer
Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Gaven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Muhomorov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhomorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaven.
Artem Muhomorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhomorov cracks Gaven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Eddie Gaven has been cut.
Muhomorov cracks Gaven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muhomorov has Gaven up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaven trying to stall but Muhomorov improves his position.
Muhomorov stalling.
Muhomorov throws a head punch that misses.
Muhomorov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaven up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaven is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov gets through Gaven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muhomorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaven uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaven.
Muhomorov stalls.
Gaven blocking some punches.
Muhomorov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhomorov misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muhomorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaven is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhomorov.
Muhomorov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gaven blocking some punches.
Muhomorov misses with the head strike.
Muhomorov misses with a punch on the inside.
Muhomorov letting Gaven take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov slowing the pace effectively.
Muhomorov working aggressively here.
Gaven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muhomorov avoiding damage.
Muhomorov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muhomorov lands a shoulder strike.
Gaven blocking some punches.
Muhomorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaven taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov lands with a light punch inside.
Muhomorov misses with a punch to the body.
Muhomorov misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muhomorov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muhomorov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eddie Gaven's cut is getting worse.
Gaven content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muhomorov is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Muhomorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Gaven's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muhomorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaven was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaven misses the shot to the body.
Muhomorov drives through and clinches with Gaven against the cage.
Gaven letting Muhomorov take a breather here.
Muhomorov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gaven stalling in the clinch.
Muhomorov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaven up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Artem Muhomorov.
A lazy left from Muhomorov finds it's target.
Muhomorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muhomorov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaven.
Muhomorov lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Muhomorov.
Artem Muhomorov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muhomorov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaven backwards.
Gaven leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muhomorov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhomorov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhomorov.
Muhomorov has Gaven pushed against the cage.
Muhomorov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Muhomorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaven uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaven blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muhomorov leaning against his opponent.
Muhomorov lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaven blocks an uppercut.
Muhomorov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhomorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaven.
Gaven blocking some punches.
Muhomorov lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaven backwards.
Eddie Gaven's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Muhomorov has a couple of punches blocked by Gaven.
Muhomorov is leaning against Gaven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Muhomorov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhomorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaven blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Muhomorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Gaven's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muhomorov throws a jab when Gaven was well out of range.
Muhomorov closes the distance and clinches.
Gaven stalls.
Muhomorov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muhomorov lands a left hand.
Muhomorov misses with some punches.
Muhomorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhomorov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gavens head.
Gaven blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Muhomorov fails to land.
Muhomorov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gaven is trying to maintain a safe position but Muhomorov gets an underhook and turns Gaven into the cage.
Gaven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov stalls.
Muhomorov lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaven backwards.
Muhomorov lands with a left to the head.
Come on Muhomorov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Muhomorov throws a head punch that misses.
Muhomorov throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gaven is keeping busy.
Muhomorov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Artem Muhomorov.
Muhomorov rushes Gaven and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Muhomorov.
Jeez, Eddie Gaven's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gaven stalling in the clinch but Muhomorov improves position.
Gaven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhomorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhomorov tries a body shot but Gaven blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov is pushing Gaven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gaven will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Muhomorov up against the cage.
Eddie Gaven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaven being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Muhomorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muhomorov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Muhomorov!
After the big win, Artem Muhomorov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Balls Recovery (160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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